Consolidate Task

Consolidate a Completed Task

One pass over .tasks/{task-folder}/ produces up to two outputs:

Each is independently skippable. Most tasks produce one; some produce neither. Read .tasks/{task-folder}/task.md for the architectural record, and the phase plans for the instruction delta.

When to Create an ADR

Not every completed task needs an ADR. ADRs document architectural decisions, not implementation work.

Skip ADR entirely when:

• Task adds a minor feature within existing patterns
• Task fixes bugs or refines implementation details
• Task is routine maintenance or cleanup
• Changes follow conventions already documented elsewhere

Update existing ADR when:

• Task extends or modifies patterns documented in a prior ADR
• Task adds significant new component to an existing architectural area
• Changes affect how future developers should approach that area

Create new ADR when:

• Task introduces new architectural patterns
• Task reverses or significantly modifies a prior decision
• Task establishes new conventions for the codebase

When updating, add an entry to the "Updates" table and integrate changes into relevant sections.

File Naming

Required format: ADR-NNN-{decision-name}.md

1. Scan docs/architecture/ for existing ADR-* files
2. Check if any existing ADR covers the same architectural area (update if so)
3. For new ADRs: find the highest number (e.g., ADR-003-* → next is 004)
4. Start at 001 if no ADR files exist
5. Save to: docs/architecture/ADR-NNN-{decision-name}.md

Example: ADR-004-unified-query-execution.md

Output Format

# {Decision Title}

**Source:** Task {NNN} ({Month Year})

## Decision

One sentence describing the high-level architectural choice.

## Why

- Bullet points explaining the motivation
- Focus on problems solved, not implementation details

## Problem Statement (if applicable)

What issue prompted this change? What was broken or suboptimal?

## Solution

Brief description with before/after comparison:

### Before

{Old approach - can include diagrams or code}

### After

{New approach - can include diagrams or code}

## Implementation Phases

| Phase     | What Changed       |
| --------- | ------------------ |
| 1. {Name} | {One-line summary} |
| ...       | ...                |

## Key Architectural Patterns

Include 2-3 code snippets showing the most important patterns established.
Only patterns that future developers need to understand and follow.

## Current Structure

```
relevant/directory/
├── file1.py # Brief purpose
├── file2.py # Brief purpose
```

## Deleted

- List of deleted files/code (shows what was replaced)

## Updates (for existing ADRs only)

| Date         | Task  | Summary                              |
| ------------ | ----- | ------------------------------------ |
| {Month Year} | {NNN} | One-line description of what changed |

Process Learnings (Instruction Delta)

The ADR tells future developers what the code decided. This tells future agents what to do differently. Same pass, second audience.

Input — read, don't recall

1. .tasks/{task-folder}/plan/phase-*.md → every ## Execution Notes section. Primary and preferred evidence — Builder writes these while the friction happens.
2. .tasks/{task-folder}/task.md → the phase table's Notes column and any deviation notes.
3. Phase plans whose ## Verification section proved insufficient — a manual-testing finding that no planned check would have caught is itself a learning about how plans get written.

If there are no ## Execution Notes anywhere, output "no process learnings" and stop. Do not reconstruct a retrospective from the diff or from memory. That is fabrication.

Filter — what qualifies

A learning must be generalizable and actionable: one sentence must be able to complete "next time, the instruction should say ___."

At most 3 proposals per task. More than three means the filter isn't being applied.

Routing — by scope of the learning, not by a fixed path

Output — propose, never apply silently

📝 Process learnings from task {NNN}

1. [What happened] → [proposed instruction change]
   Evidence: .tasks/{slug}/plan/phase-N-*.md ## Execution Notes
   Destination: [file] → [section]

Apply these? [All] [Select] [None]

• Every proposal cites the ## Execution Notes line it came from. No citation, no proposal.
• Nothing is written without confirmation.
• On confirmation, if a destination is a template source of truth, run the build and install yourself (in this framework repo: make && ./install.sh) before reporting completion — do not merely state that it is required.
• "No process learnings this task" is a normal, expected, good outcome. Do not pad to look useful.
• Fast Path Mode: when the invoking prompt says the task runs under Fast Path Mode, do not block for confirmation here. Return the proposal list unapplied and apply nothing; Conductor folds it into the final Delivery Report, where approval happens once.

Guidelines

1. High-level only — Skip implementation details that don't affect architecture
2. Focus on patterns — What should future code follow?
3. Include deletions — Shows what was replaced, not just what was added
4. Code examples — Only for patterns that repeat across the codebase
5. Keep it scannable — Tables and bullets over paragraphs

After Saving

1. Update docs/architecture/README.md (create if missing with a decisions table)
2. Delete or archive the original task folder
3. If updating an existing ADR: add entry to the Updates table at the bottom
4. Report the instruction delta outcome: which instruction files were changed, or "no process learnings". When a template source of truth was changed on confirmation, confirm the build+install (make && ./install.sh here) was run, quoting its output — not that it is required. Under Fast Path Mode nothing was applied: report the pending proposal count instead, and note that build+install runs only if a template-targeted proposal is approved at the final Delivery Report.